| Position on
the tree affects fruit quality of bald-cut wax apples |
| Shü ZenHong |
| Department of
Plant Industry, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology,
Pingtung 912, Taiwan. |
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Twenty-one-year-old Pink wax apple (Syzygium samarangense ) trees
managed using the bald cut cultivation system were studied in Taiwan.
Fruits and fruiting shoots were harvested at commercial maturity in late
December. Position on the tree had a marked influence on fruit quality.
The fruits on the lower trunk were the heaviest and largest among the 9
positions compared. Upper inner fruits were smallest but had a more
intense red colour. For high soluble solids concentrations, it is
desirable to harvest wax apples from the lower inner position. |
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